Whenever I watch television, I usually find myself asking two questions. The first is, "Why hasn't ESPN Classic made a SportsCentury about Roger Staubach?" The second is, "Why doesn't VH1 Classic ever show the video for 'Don't Answer Me' by the Alan Parsons Project?" Lately, though, I've been faced by a third question, and this one is more pressing: "Why hasn't CNN started CNN Classic?"

As far as I can tell, this network could not fail. Who wouldn't want to watch "classic" current events? CNN Classic could replay the Challenger explosion (and its aftermath) in real time. Every September 11, it could rebroadcast the tragic events in New York exactly as they happened, minute by minute. It could air old conversations from Firing Line (on which William F. Buckley and Noam Chomsky used to drunkenly spar with nunchucks), episodes of 60 Minutes from the early 1970s, forgotten Frontline exposees, and that unforgettable 20/20 profile of Kiss. On the day of John Hinckley's parole hearing, it could reair the breaking news of his assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan (and possibly the Indiana--North Carolina NCAA championship game that was played that very evening). Wouldn't it be cool to see the CBS Evening News (unedited) from 1968? Or a random Today show from 1981?

This is the best idea I've ever had. Why doesn't this channel exist right now? Dick Parsons, you disappoint me.

Chuck Klosterman is the author of many fine books, including Chuck Klosterman IV which is available at your local bookstore or online, at BarnesAndNoble.com.